Rent Harlots: Series 1 (2017)
2.9 of 5 from 31 ratings
6h 9min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
Featuring an award-winning creative team and all-star cast, 'Harlots' is a powerful drama set against the vibrant, cosmopolitan backdrop of 18th century Georgian London, offering a bold new take on the city's most valuable commercial activity - sex. Inspired by the stories of real women, and the men who surround them, this provocative character-driven series centres on the formidable Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton) and her daughters (Jessica Brown Findlay and Eloise Smyth) as she struggles to reconcile the role of mother with brothel owner. When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret will fight back, even if it means putting her family at risk. Combining wit with high drama, this fast-paced tale of family, power and brutal economics shines a light on the extraordinary businesswomen who helped to build the London we know. - Actors:
- Bronwyn James, Alexa Davies, Dorothy Atkinson, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Holli Dempsey, Rosalind Eleazar, Kate Fleetwood, Ellie Heydon, Lesley Manville, Richard McCabe, Samantha Morton, Jordan A. Nash, Steven Robertson, Eloise Smyth, Jordon Stevens, Lottie Tolhurst, Glenn Webster, Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Directors:
- Coky Giedroyc, China Moo-Young, Jill Robertson
- Producers:
- Lawrence Till
- Creators:
- Alison Newman, Moira Buffini
- Writers:
- Moira Buffini, Alison Newman, Hallie Rubenhold, Catharine Pilafas, Debbie O'Malley, Jane English
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas
